Testing Services

Remote Placement Testing

Students who live a considerable distance from the BSU campus (75 miles or greater) may opt to take their math, writing, and reading placement tests remotely, at a qualified institution of their choice. If you live within 75 miles of campus, you must report to BSU to take your placement tests. To take advantage of this service and arrange a remote placement testing session in your area, click on each of the buttons below, review the guidelines, and follow the steps.

Students who choose our remote testing option must schedule their appointment with their designated proctor at least seven business days before their orientation date to allow for processing and mailing. Since a portion of the placement tests is a handwritten essay that must be mailed to us, students must provide their designated proctor with a pre-paid USPS first-class envelope, addressed to:

Students may only take their placement exams remotely at the following types of institutions:

Colleges

Community Colleges

Universities

Trade/Technical Schools

High Schools

Military Bases

Professional Testing Centers

We recommend visiting the National College Testing Association's official website and using their Consortium of College Testing Centers lookup tool to attempt to locate a college testing center near you; however, this tool is not a complete list of colleges and institutions that provide this service, so you may need to locate and contact schools individually. If you have any questions, or would like to know if a particular institution is qualified to administer the exam, give us a call at 508-531-1780.

Students must...

Research, locate, and schedule an appointment with an acceptable proctor themselves;

Provide complete, accurate information on the Student Request form;

Schedule their remote placement testing appointment at least seven business days before their orientation date;

Present a current, government- or school-issued photo ID to their proctor on test day;

Mail the English placement essay no more than one business day after the test;

Provide a secure, quiet testing space with minimal distractions;

Provide a proctor who has no conflicts of interest with the test taker (cannot be a friend, family member, etc.)

Ensure that a proctor is on-duty at all times during the test session;

Follow all protocol outlined in the Proctor Security Agreement and proctor instructions.

To arrange a remote placement testing session, follow these five steps:

Contact the qualified institution of your choice to determine if they administer remote tests from other institutions, and ensure they can abide by our institution's requirements (see the Student & Institution Requirements section); if they can, schedule your appointment with them. Your appointment must be a minimum of seven buisness days before your orientation date.

We will then send a Proctor Security Agreement form to the institution you designated on your Student Request form, which they must complete and submit to us. Allow several business days for your institution to process and return this form.

Once we receive the completed Proctor Security Agreement form, we will e-mail the test instructions and administration materials to your designated institution within one business day. We will only release the test instructions and materials once your designated institution has submitted this form.

Arrive on your scheduled exam date to take your placement tests, and don't forget to bring a pre-paid USPS first-class envelope with you. Upon completion, your math and reading scores will be stored automatically in our database; your designated proctor will mail the English placement essay to us using the envelope you provide. Once you finish your placement testing, you are ready for orientation.